Posted on 05/03/2025 4:21:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Backcountry runners are embracing the physical and emotional challenge of racing with pack burros that don't always move at their pace. Burro races honor Old West history and hinge on a delicate partnership between runner and beast of burden. Burros, a Spanish-derived word for donkeys and their wild cousins, must carry a saddle, pick, pan and shovel in homage to a bygone era and the mythical sprint by miners to a land claims office with their pack animal.
Some 70 teams tested their skills Saturday in a race winding through the historic, turquoise-mining town of Cerrillos in northern New Mexico. Runners led burros by rope on 6-mile (10-kilometer) and 3-mile (5-kilometer) courses on unpaved roads and single-track desert trails. More ambitious burro races in Colorado can extend for nearly 30 miles (48 kilometers).
Racers often buy or inherit burros from owners who run out of money, time or patience. Others adopt burros that were corralled by the federal government to prevent overpopulation. Novices easily can rent an ass to try it out for kicks.
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Ha. Keep it casual.
Fun reading!!
Thanks for posting...
So glad you liked it. I WILL get that book out. Hopefully, this Christmas.
Photo....
Next one had the burro with a blanket reading
I’m With Stupid ➡️.
It is warm for an elevation of just over 10,000 feet. Leadville sits close to timberline. The joke was how nice the 2 weeks of summer were.
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